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Welcome back to our Diabetes Partner Follies series, in which the partners of people with diabetes ("Type 3's" or "Type Awesomes" as some call them) share experiences of living with diabetes from their point of view.
Today, the lovely wife of type 1 entrepreneur John Sjölund recounts their story of "boy meets girl," with a few interesting international twists!

A Guest Post by Susan Sjölund
Once upon a time...
Eight years ago I was living…

Happy Valentine's Day, Everyone! We have a special treat today, from the lucky lady who nabbed one of the diabetes community's most eligible bachelors, Team Type 1 founder & CEO and co-founder of Team Novo Nordisk Phil Southerland.

Her name is Biljana, and she and Phil were married in Fall of 2012. They've just recently had their first child, a little boy -- so now dealing with a partnership that includes Phil's diabetes, two careers…

Just in time for Valentine's Day tomorrow, we've got some insight to share about dating and diabetes.
Not from Mike and myself, of course, since we've both been married to our respective partners for many years now, but we asked our newest team member, twenty-something Cait Patterson, to offer some personal insight on the topic of the "mating dance": What's it like being out there these days, especially with diabetes in the mix?
(You may…

Happy Valentine's Day, All!
Today is a special day where the sweet sound of love is in the air, and couples across the globe are marking the occasion. The Diabetes Community is, too!
As we all know, there's nothing like having the support of a partner in dealing with diabetes every day. It's not all always pretty, but these people are in for the long haul and we couldn't do what we do without them.…

It's been a while, but we're back with our ongoing series by and for loved ones of people with diabetes (PWDs), the so-called Diabetic Partner Follies. Today we’re proud to share a post written by Sandy Floyd, who lives with her type 1 husband Vince in the Philadelphia area and blogs over at A Diabetic Spouse. Vince was diagnosed at the tender young age of six months (!) and the complications he lives with bring…